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Dedicated to the
Sovereignty
of
Missourians
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Missouri
House of Representatives Votes to Display Preamble
God
to be acknowledged in House chamber!
December
20, 2004 – Jefferson City, MO
During the
2004 session of the Missouri General Assembly, the Missouri House
of Representatives voted to adopt HR6, a
measure calling for the prominent display of the preamble to the
Missouri Constitution in the House Chamber. The resolution,
sponsored by Representative Rob Schaaf (St. Joseph, MO), is
intended to remind the House
members the purpose of our state constitution.
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Rep.
Schaaf
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Although one
would think that a decision to display any part of the
constitution should be a foregone conclusion, this was actually a
bold, courageous move by our state representatives in a time of
blatant attacks on our heritage. The reason? Our constitution is
founded upon the recognition of Almighty God as the
ultimate source of authority and the preamble makes no bones
about it.
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It
reads as follows:
We,
the people of Missouri, with profound reverence for the Supreme
Ruler of the Universe, and grateful for His goodness, do
establish this Constitution for the better government of the
state."
The plan is to install the preamble
in a ceremony on February 28, during the observance of the 60th
anniversary of our current constitution.
You need to
understand that this is to be no ordinary plaque. The 200 lb
monument is to be made from a slab of 1” thick black
granite about 3 feet across. The lettering will be cut deeply
into its face and then lined with gold leaf.
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(Click
here for a high resolution image.)
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This monument to
our constitution will help to influence our lawmakers for
generations to come. It is important that is be done right –
and that means it's not going to be cheap. In fact, it will cost
about $10,000 to make and erect the preamble. No state funds are
to be used so donations are needed. At the time of this
writing, about $8000 more is needed.
Please consider
contributing to this project. If you do, you will be able to take
your grandchildren to the capitol, point to the preamble and tell
them, “I helped put that there!”.
Click
here for a pdf flyer you can
distribute.
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YOU
CAN HELP!
Make your check out to:
Preamble
Fund
Mail it to:
Representative Rob Schaaf
201
West Capitol Avenue
Jefferson City, MO 65101
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HOUSE
RESOLUTION NO. 6
Whereas,
the Preamble to the Missouri Constitution states:
"We, the
people of Missouri, with profound reverence for the Supreme
Ruler of the Universe, and grateful for His goodness, do
establish this Constitution for the better government of the
state."; and
Whereas,
as a legislative body elected to serve the people of the State of
Missouri, the display of the Preamble to the Missouri
Constitution will provide a continuing and lasting reminder to
our membership and all those who enter the House Chamber of the
purpose for the establishment of the Missouri Constitution;
and
Whereas,
the House of Representatives should solicit design proposals and
establish procedures for the selection of an appropriate design
for the prominent display of the Preamble of the Missouri
Constitution in the House Chamber:
Now,
therefore, be it resolved that we, the members of the
Missouri House of Representatives, Ninety-second General
Assembly, direct that in harmony with the recommendations of the
Capitol Commission, the Preamble to the Missouri Constitution be
prominently displayed in the House Chamber, and the costs
associated with the creation and installation be paid for by
donations.
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